Correlation between cortisol concentration in saliva and cognitive fatigue in patients afflicted with multiple sclerosis (MS)

• Conditions: G35; Multiple sclerosis

• Registration Number: DRKS00015651
• Lead Sponsor: Carl von Ossietzky Universität

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Study Completion: 2019-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Suitable test subjects:
Target group: Patients with clinically diagnosed MS, either chronic or relapsing-remitting
Control group: Healthy subjects of equal age and same sex as the target group

Exclusion Criteria

Unsuitable test subjects:
Target group: Patients showing a relapse or cortisol treatment within three months prior to the first day of our study or patients with mental or neurological health issues or chronically bleeding gums.
Control group: Subjects suffering from depression, other mental or neurological health issues or chronically bleeding gums.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
What: shared attention<br>When: one- time survery<br>How: questionnaires, computer assisted test (TAP 2.2)